Green, from middle English and Anglo Saxon grene, a word associated with youth and hope, important to Islam and environmentalists alike, the colour of frogs, plants and marine environments. Algae on the surface of the harbour walls gives a green look to the water. Chlorophyll gives colour to the green. It gives Chlorophilia, the love of green as some suggest, […]
Category Archives: Painting
In Eyemouth boatyard, boats are stripped to the bare metal and painted. The bright colours make them visible to shipping and perhaps chase away the blues. Then after many hours at sea, the scouring of salt and weather strips the paint to reveal subtle hues of complementary colours. The letters denote the place of registration. LH 109 is the port […]
Abstract landscape painting. Tautologous, perhaps? The landscape abstracts itself, and no brush was used in these images of a boat reflected in the harbour water.
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